Around the Word Today

Start your week off with these word-while tips...

• Men with Pens encourages you to grab clients with your web copy -- after all, words are omnipresent, and you don't want your sales pitch treated like the text on your toothpaste

• Media writing professor Chris Birk guides writers through what to do when your post is held hostage by an editor -- from calming down to pitching elsewhere, timing is the key to keeping the relationship intact

• Nick Morgan urges speakers to avoid opening with a summary -- by denying the audience their decision-making process, you're inviting disagreement